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• Surname Saturday - COLBURN (England > colonial Massachusetts)

  
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  Its  Surname Saturday ,  and Im "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.   I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, up to number  599 : Hannah COLBURN  (1673-1741) .  [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]. My ...
  3 days ago

• Harper, Harlow, and Henley: H Surnames for Girls

  
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  Photo credit: Wikipedia First there was Hayley , as in Mills. The year was 1960, and Miss Mills had just nabbed an Oscar as the star of Pollyanna .   She’d go on to headline in The Parent Trap a year later.   From her big screen debut well into the twenty-first century, Hayley became a favorite name of ...
  4 days ago

• Surname Saturday - NUTTING (England > colonial Massachusetts)

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 474
  I ts  Surname Saturday ,  and Im "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.   I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, Im up to number  597,  Sarah NUTTING (1663-????) .  [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]. My ...
  1 week ago

• Plush Stuffed Brown Cat Toy with I Love Gloriana T-Shirt (first name/surname/nickname)

  
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  Gloriana By Gloriana - This 7.5″ sitting plush stuffed toy cat with personalized t-shirt is a perfect gift! We print your message on the t-shirt of the stuffed toy cat. – BUYER’S INFORMATION: – Not suitable for Children under 3! – This item does not contain toxic material. – Cleaning: use warm water. – ...
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• Melanie Verwoerd Describes the Extreme Reactions to Her Surname (Plus: Podcast)

  
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  Melanie Verwoerd was interviewed on 567 Cape Talk and in City Press about her recently released memoir The Verwoerd Who Toyi-toyied , which, among other things, tells of her marriage to apartheid prime minister HF Verwoerd’s grandson, her membership to the ANC and the problems it cause with the Verwoerd ...
  2 weeks ago

• My Denyer Acnestors

  
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  Ive blogged about my research on my Denyer ancestry before, but I thought I would create a summary post of what I have found so far. Third Great Grandparents Information on which I am fairly certain ends with my third great grandparents, William Denyer and Elizabeth Sliver. My third great grandather, William, was ...
  2 weeks ago

• Surname Saturday -- FOSTER (England > Colonial Massachusetts)

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 474
  Its  Surname Saturday ,  and Im "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.   I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, up to number 591, but I dont know her name. So its on to number  595:  Elizabeth FOSTER (1673-????) .  [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th ...
  2 weeks ago

• Swedes to get more name-changing freedoms

  
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  Sweden may give its citizens greater leeway in changing their surname, but will still protect rare names including aristocratic families, if the government decides to push for a new proposal presented on Tuesday. … Read More
  3 weeks ago

• The Uninvited by Liz Jensen

  
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  Fiction - paperback; Bloomsbury; 320 pages; 2013. Review copy courtesy of the publisher. The older I get and the more books I read, the more difficult it appears to be to find truly original novels, because I find so much fiction is just a rehash of stories Ive read before. But from the opening page of Liz Jensens ...
  3 weeks ago

• Surname Saturday: McEntire, part 1

  
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  The first McEntire in my family line is my great-great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth .  She was born 23 February 1841 in Murray County, Georgia, where she lived most of her life.  She married James Young Hemphill on 10 September 1867, also in Murray County.  Elizabeth was J. Y.’s second wife; he first ...
  3 weeks ago

• Surname Saturday - LAWRENCE (England > colonial Massachusetts)

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 474
  Its  Surname Saturday ,  and Im "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.   I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, up to number 591, but I dont know her name. So its on to number  593:  Hannah LAWRENCE (1662-after 1726) .  [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th ...
  3 weeks ago

• Marshall: Baby Name of the Day

  
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  Photo credit: Wikipedia Is he an occupational name?  An homage to Eminem?  Or just a surprisingly normal name for a boy born in 2013? Thanks to Patricia for suggesting Marshall as our Baby Name of the Day. Once upon a time, a marshal was the man charged with readying the king’s horses for battle.  He ...
  3 weeks ago

• Jammy Dodger by Kevin Smith

  
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  Fiction - Kindle edition; Sandstone Press; 320 pages; 2012. Review copy courtesy of the publisher. Tomorrow, the shortlist for the 2013 Desmond Elliot Prize — an award for new writers — will be announced, so what better time to review Kevin Smiths Jammy Dodger , which is on the longlist? Black comedy ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rafferty: Baby Name of the Day

  
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  Editor’s note: This post was originally published on May 20, 2011.  It was substantially revised and re-posted on May 20, 2o13 – for Julia. He’s an upbeat surname option with a certain amount of edge. Thanks to Lemon and Emily for suggesting Rafferty as our Baby Name of the Day. Three-syllable, ...
  4 weeks ago

• Surname Saturday - WHEELER (England > Colonial Massachusetts)

  
  Genea-Musings — Authority: 474
  Its  Surname Saturday ,  and Im "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week.   I am in the 7th great-grandmothers, up to number  589:  Hannah WHEELER (1649-1697) . [Note: the earlier great-grandmothers and 7th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]. My ancestral ...
  4 weeks ago

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